diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
index 2c710935d5..24901cc11d 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 <div class="container">
   <h2 id="header">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.header' | translate}}</h2>
   <p>{{'admin.metadata-import.page.help' | translate}}</p>
-  <p>
-    <input type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="validateOnly" />
-    <span class="ml-1">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.validateOnly' | translate}}</span>
-  </p>
+  <div class="form-group">
+    <div class="form-check">
+      <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="validateOnly" [(ngModel)]="validateOnly">
+      <label class="form-check-label" for="validateOnly">
+        {{'admin.metadata-import.page.validateOnly' | translate}}
+      </label>
+    </div>
+    <small id="validateOnlyHelpBlock" class="form-text text-muted">
+      {{'admin.metadata-import.page.validateOnly.hint' | translate}}
+    </small>
+  </div>
 
   <ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader
     (onFileAdded)="setFile($event)"
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 18ac32d2f5..110b66c176 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@
 
   "admin.metadata-import.page.validateOnly": "Validate Only",
 
+  "admin.metadata-import.page.validateOnly.hint": "When selected, the uploaded CSV will be validated. You will receive a report of detected changes, but no changes will be saved.",
+